Construction and validation of educational material on promoting breastfeeding in schools.

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: to build and validate an educational technology on the promotion of breastfeeding for schoolchildren. METHODS: a methodological study was developed through a bibliographic survey, situational diagnosis, creation of illustrations, layout, design and texts, validation of the material with the help of expert judges and target audience. RESULTS: the content judges enabled the validation of the material with an overall Content Validity Index of 90%, the judges of the design Suitability Assessment of Materials of 90.4% and the target audience with a 95.6% agreement. The readability percentage proved to be excellent, with an overall score of 100%. CONCLUSION: the educational technology proved to be a valid and reliable instrument to promote a breastfeeding culture among schoolchildren.